The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-28
MAKING SAILS FOR YACHTS.
THE w0ADERFUL SILK C<NpAs MADE
~ THB FRhNCHMEN.

| An Extra Heavy Duck Mnnuns~,ured tor
| the New ~ rtnssu ~ ts- MaN n"wer-rnik
| ~ wssias sails e. MAKE Th-.s sn."'h.
just as many men as Gun get at the work
! without crowding one another too much are
| now engaged IN the new mHinsail Tor tho
yncht Muynwer which Cap, Jack Sawyer Ia
| making In iiS lott down M bay Ridge. The
mammoth new sail II 10 have four more cloths
| IN II than the old one did. while the new jib
| will I've ~ the same slze ~ the old one The
| natural effect Of thus Increasing the aren 81
| tn. big mninssil will he. Of course. to throw
| the centre OF effort Of the wind on the sails
| further ait. AMI thus Increase the yachts ten.
| doncy to fly up into the wind, something that
was bn,ily nreled. II Ia said. because ~ the
fact that. ~ she In now balanced. the man at
! the helm has to keep her till"r down to leo.
! ward nnd her nose M when sailing 10y the wind.
The size Of the Immense spread NJ canvas In
the huge mRinsaila oil ANY Of the giant Shops ts
not appreciated by the general public. who REQ
tho sails ~ hest only from the deck of some OK.
| cursiun steamer whom the broad eSpanse VI
| New York bay or perhaps the 0cenn Itself
dwnris the canvas Into littlcncsA But u once
| tile new sui OF the Mayhower could l'e spread
out In some street IN New York the popiiace
| would vlow with surprise the territory 1t would
cover. No street In New YORK II wide enough
to hold II except South and West streets. In
Their VI which II could 10 spread out 10y
trenchinv on the piers: ar II tackles were
rugged on the roofs Of some OF tue avenue
blocks tho snil could be hoisted UP before the
tall tenomcnts. and there an exact idea Of the
sizr OF It could lie obtninsd. for one half VI tue
wli"le block would disappear under the white
| canvas veil.
The pr,,cess OF making the sails OF yacht Is
| interesting. The canvas OF which they are
| made differs In several particulars from the
canvas used On even the hes, Of til. merchant
shirs. In Ame'ic" all yachts are clothed with
duck" or canvas mh"e OUT OF COTTON III
England the sails are made OF linen. and since
nn" m"re Is s!ronsot 'm"S c"' tr i ,'.,sr
,n' '' mon s". ian os WOVEN ha . a,a ,Ia,
linen sail will. therefore. weigh Iess than one
mad, Of duck. Bn, there are draw,,ncks In
linen .ais. notably their tendency to hay and
"p.nn.ss q Their mesh d TIN" mnks ts;
canyas "r W.! ysa s "ee Woven from
the i,ssi .iuuIily Of cotton thread. Mile New
sa ks nS.rE sI ~ TN sr Hal -,
turns out canvas ,ineuunlied elsewhere in the
a s mr y. Il, ,,s hr ui which
Is woven s AMI ii. tirnnsss and sni div o
w. ' trn ~ ~ h c ~"ni u, ONE end ~ rjse ~
the eio'l is i4si Ike rs Iar ~ human n,v.sHrs:
ncn r ~ 'i irm III" c "a, one end weighs OK.
"siiy ~ nn"L az any other siuars incl 10 i.
mercnnn, sh,t,s H. in striIr from I'D to IS yards
i""x. but Wien piece /. mn e or yacht sails
I'M. re,s"n inr tl,i.. a. expresscI 6y Capt
Snwyer. ia that mo butts are allowed IN a
5a' an T In TIA mi! rsnnitr. tS FIJI Ieyih u
IL ENery cloth in the MAJ ilOwer's now main
sa wi s. r"n sa |" boon" "r In Ins.% S,.a
t,u,.; her and To- .ud. anu su male Ia serve as
one cloth The butt H. the -aiiinakers ca! the
sam w m ts i N. , c, "i vneSts sail
Il. odd nisces ief, al the end OF u piece oi
az making Is tan. ssny. i 4, from No.
1 to No. III. The ilrst number indicating the
hra iss' uaiy Of s"ny.r IN The ". strip q S"i e
Ounces "I hui lie cnnyns m,.L. /" order Tor tile
Mayd"wsf !. n hr"SIs[ aaa'i'y NH ;a.is
sr In ' Miss vii IL rr"Sy he wo anae
soil lily Of d I'd Of clio h. hui the sailors who
t, IN" 'Tn .o %" the he, "S % o nsA
cold day. WIN think that ,isy arr r furlina
Shed wst sy ~ good SOD deal better r i I SOM" mo
L9nr!s, In sriss al ting size o. the threads Of
al I,c snoth The thl"Ees, stock "anvns being
d"ncminate,i 10. ]. the manufacturers have
s has Hi Ill., k xrn 81 eansas D ami hal Il
tie malnsail o. ill.,. pride OF bay Ridge tho At
lantjc Mr. Brink erhofY ni the rm Of Lriukpr-
h"fi. furuer L 90. was one OF The Atiuniirs
owners aud furnished the canvas. making
sI9rinl grade Tor thai Pnrlose.
inch and seven .eighiis from the edge. IL
thread ii blue cotton: These threads Or. to
smmiher when sewing two cloths toge, her. A
Ian Of one inch ami seven -eighth- is extra
ordinary. An inch aud a h III Is common and
on. and three -Uilariers frequent. but to make
the NJ, ii set az fiat and ~ firm ns board this
GREAT iupi given. The Tact il that 20 per cent.
al the Iis sail vi be double cnn> rs. In y
merchant schooner the canvas is woven wi Ter,
and NJ The seams the cloths lap ne, pr more
linn me Inch AMI "A quarter. One. may gel an
i,iea. imo Of the size and solhlity Of thu s'!il
ir,m til. iact tkRt the extra ounce III cotton In
lin. weight Of n yard Of the canvas makes a
Difference OF 100 noun is IN tho weight i the
sn l. That ia, l.b(6 yards OF canvas Hre used.
FOR the balloon sails the Mayiinwsr u-ss
what IL called a No. II duck. Ii l. tw, RTnes
iirl,Ivr than what ia ordinarily called balloon
sill duck but Il Is made with un,s,inl care
from the hest rotiOn, The CLOTHS Tor these